Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.56/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −114.18 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$120.56

6 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$13.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.78

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	122.87	647	5thin
Small 1-2	610	109.00	665	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about −$18 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

120.56

—

WV average4 barns · 147 hd

138.34

−17.78

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−114.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,753	74.09	1,299	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	54.75	904	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	51.23	697	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	39.12	452	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,312	137.79	1,808	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	128.00	1,587	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,445	139.56	2,017	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	130.00	1,849	5thin

Every lot, as filed

22 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	435	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	124.78/cwt	116.00–141.00	468	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	74.09/cwt	60.00–86.00	1,299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	51.23/cwt	42.00–60.50	697	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	54.75/cwt	44.00–60.50	904	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	23.02/cwt	22.00–24.00	246	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,312	137.79/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,808	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,140	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,755	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	43.14/cwt	39.00–50.00	508	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,897	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,334	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,805	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	2,060	5

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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